Maria theresa: empress

In her latest novel, Sarah Dunant explores the life of Italian aristocrat Isabella d’Este, the archetypal Renaissance woman

“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...

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The Critic Books

Isabella d’Este, Marchioness of Mantua, bargained, cajoled and went behind her family’s back to get what she desired. Meet 16th-century Italy’s most formidable collector

The historical crime author talks to Zoe West